A few years ago, ten million hardbacks celebrated a book depository in Liverpool. A place in a local shopping centre designated solely for …
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It is fair to say 2016 has been an unruly guest as years go. We have been stripped of creative geniuses and …
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A pop art version of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, with a touch of Tarantino violence sums up Small Change: Andrez Bergen’s buzzing …
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One crisp Wednesday morning in May, I swam into the Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice. Located in Calle Lunga Santa Maria Formosa, the …
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Book Reviews
The Death of Bunny Munro review: Nick Cave’s sick fable
by John Maguireby John MaguireEver had the feeling you have been drugged with a literary pill? You pick up a book and cannot stop reading it; …
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Book Reviews
Revolutionary Road review: Richard Yates’s dream-home heartache
by John Maguireby John MaguireI begin this Revolutionary Road review by noting that Richard Yates’s novel is a remarkable reflection on American society. Frank and April …
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Book Reviews
Letters of Note review: Shaun Usher’s inspiring compilation
by John Maguireby John MaguireWho is it that writes these days? We all send emails, text messages, tweets and status updates on social media and become …
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Sometimes you do not really notice things you consistently say out loud until a friend or someone points it out to you. …
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Fragility behind the ego, impending death with a hint of optimism. Purple, the colour of creativity, skeletons behind the broken glass. The …
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Sitting on a boat basking in the heat, the smell of diesel oil fused with the sun. The stillness of the water, …